Discover what happened on 17 February 1987 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!
Deaths
- Q17749255 (Soviet military personnel)
- Hans Tetzner (Dutch footballer (1898-1987))
- Károly Kutasi (association football player (1907-1987))
- Ellen Soeding (German writer (1904-1987))
- Frank Kurtis (American automobile designer (1908-1987))
- Gustav Ermecke (German priest and theologian (1907–1987))
- Hans Böhringer (German priest and theologian (1915-1987))
- Jaakko Friman (Finnish olympic speed skater (1904–1987))
- Leo Anchóriz (Spanish actor (1932-1987))
- Philip Arp (German actor (1929–1989))
- Verree Teasdale (American stage actor (1903–1987))
- Yakov Bogatyryov
- Pavel Boțu (Soviet writer (1933-1987))
- Kim Yeong-seon (Korean bureaucrat and politician born in 1918)
- Bryce Harlow (American politician)
- Karl-Gustaf Hjärne
- Husayn Muruwwa (Lebanese Marxist intellectual writer journalist and literary critic (1910–1987))
- Jacques Toupin (Canadian ice hockey player)
- José J. Fripiat (professor, scientist)
- Milivoj Radović (fencer)
- Romola Remus (American actress (1900-1987))
- Leszek Dulęba (aviation constructor)
- Helmut Eschner
- Constantin Hristea (Romanian beekeepers)
- Hubert Howard (British gardener (1907-1987))
- Erling Johnsen (Norwegian journalist and writer)
- Hal K. Dawson (American actor (1896-1987))
- Will Faber (Spanish artist, 1901-1987)
- Ray Hayes (American-football player (1935-1987))
- Mary A. Grant (American classical philologist (1890-1987))
- Ernst Mill (Estonian medical researcher)
- Joaquín Baringo Rosinach
- Wilhelm Wik
- Colin McVicar (cricketer (1916-1987))
- T. M. Chummar (Indian academic and writer)
- Antonio García Padilla (Spanish composer, songwriter)
- Diederick Charles Mathew (St. Maartener politician)
- Ada Elizabeth Naismith ((1911-1987))
- Violet Hammet ((died 1987))
- Georg Hoffmann (German historian)
- Oldřich Marek
- Ludvík Donner
- Henry Blumenthal ((1911-1987))
- Antonio García Padilla (Spanish composer and lyricist (1905–1987))
- Nataliya Varbanets
- Hilde Böklen (German painter)
- Jacob Glas
- Stanislav Bartek
- Kazimierz Wróbel
- Julie Dobřenská
- Frauke Geupel
- Vicente Mata Ventura (Spanish cyclist)
- Fyodor Ilin